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Waiting for Wang 等待王建民

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Waiting for Wang  等待王建民

“He’s coming along,” said New York Yankees’ general manager of Chien-ming Wang’s pesky injury. During running exercises on March 23rd, Wang pulled his right hamstring. He expected to be back on the mound within ten days, but the Yankees wouldn’t let Wang’s wishful thinking come true until he recovered fully.

「他有改善了！」纽约洋基队经理谈及王建民恼人的腿伤时，如此说道。3月23日跑步练习时，王拉伤右腿肌腱。他期望10内回到投手板，但洋基队坚持他必须完全康复，才能实现愿望。

As the runner-up in last year’s Cy Young Award, baseball’s most prestigious pitching award, Wang was eager to get back in the game and prove that last season was no fluke. After making 70 practice pitches following his accident, Wang was seen smiling. “I’m surprised, I feel good,” he said.

王建民去年在赛扬奖（棒球界最具声望的投手奖）名列第二，现在他渴望回去比赛，以证明上一季绝非侥幸。伤后，王建民练投70球，他笑了。他说：「我很惊讶，感觉很好。」

His accomplishments last season were excellent. He became known for his spectacular heavy sinker that baffled the major-league batters and produced many ground balls. His 19 wins were tied with Johan Santana’s for the most of any major-league pitcher.

王建民上一个球季表现优异。他那威力强大的伸卡球（下坠球）令大联盟打者一筹莫展，迫使他们打出许多滚地球。去年王建民的19胜和山塔那并列大联盟最多胜投手。

The Man They Call Dice-K   叫做Dice-K的男人

On April 5th, the air was electric in Kansas City for Daisuke Matsuzaka’s first major-league appearance. The 26-year-old with the whopping US$103 million price tag took to the mound shortly after 2 p.m. ET. First came the windup, slow and deliberate, and then the release. His first pitch blasted over home plate, a 93 mile-an-hour fast ball that was fouled out.

4月5日的堪萨斯城，弥漫着令人紧张兴奋的气氛，因为松坂大辅在大联盟首度亮相。今年26岁，身价高达一亿零三百万美元的他，在美东时间下午二时过后站上投手板。他先是从容不迫地做投球准备动作，接着将球投出。他的第一颗球是时速高达93英哩的快速球，轰过了本垒板而逼出一颗界外球。

Matsuzaka, or Dice-K as he is affectionately called, was all business from then on. This Japanese star pitcher struck out ten batters in seven innings and almost single-handedly won the game for the Red Sox. This is not bad for a first-timer on the major-league mound. In baseball terms, a “K” represents a strikeout. The day after Matsuzaka’s brilliant debut, reporters had a field day playing around with his nickname. Headlines read, “Dice-KKKKKKKKK!”

被昵称为Dice-K的松坂从那时起拿出真本事。这位日本明星投手在7局内三振十名打者，可说是单枪匹马为红袜队赢得比赛。这样的表现对初上大联盟的投手来说，一点也不差。在棒球术语里，一个K代表一次三振。在松坂亮丽的首演后，记者尽情拿他的外号做文章。新闻标题写着：Dice-KKKKKKKKKK！

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Vocabulary

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come along 进展; 改善 to make advances to a goal; progress

come true 实现

prestigious [prɛsˋtɪdʒɪəs] adj. 有威望[声望, 威信]的

accomplishment [əˋkɑmplɪʃmənt] n. 成就

tie [taɪ] v. 打成平手[（+with/for）]

electric [ɪˋlɛktrɪk] adj. 令人震惊的；极其强烈的

take to 走向…; 踏上…

deliberate [dɪˋlɪbərɪt] adj. 不慌不忙的，从容的

foul [faʊl] v.〔棒球中〕击〔球〕出界; 打出坏球

play around with 玩弄〔文字〕; play games

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pesky [ˋpɛskɪ] adj.【美】【口】麻烦的；讨厌的

hamstring [ˋhæm͵strɪŋ] n.【解】腿筋，腘绳肌腱

mound [maʊnd] n.【棒】投手的踏板

wishful thinking  一厢情愿的想法；如意算盘; 痴心妄想

runner-up [ˋrʌnɚˋrʌp] n.（竞赛中的）第二名，亚军

fluke [fluk] n.【口】侥幸

sinker [ˋsɪŋkɚ] n.【棒】下坠球; 伸卡球

baffle [ˋbæf!] v. 使困惑，难住

batter [ˋbætɚ] n.（棒球等的）打击手

ground ball 滚地球

whopping [ˋhwɑpɪŋ] adj.【口】极大的; 异常大的

windup [ˋwaɪnd͵ʌp] n.【棒】挥臂准备投球的动作

affectionately [əˋfɛkʃənɪtlɪ] adv. 充满深情地；出于柔情地

all business 尽本分从事…, 负责任从事… it means they only think about work, they don't play around, they are totally serious about what they are doing

strike out  三振出局

inning [ˋɪnɪŋ] n.【棒】局

single-handedly [ˋsɪng!ˋhændɪdlɪ] adv. 独立地；单独地

first-timer [ˋfɝst͵taɪmɚ] n. 新手

strikeout [ˋstraɪk͵aʊt] n.【棒】三击未中击球员出局

debut [dɪˋbju] n. 首次露面；初次登台

have a field day 非常愉快  to be able to do something you enjoy a great deal, esp. criticizing someone